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Kids grow at a rapid rate. They need all the help they can get to grow strong and healthy. Where do they get all the nutrients their growing body needs? Of course, from the food they eat. Parents should prepare healthy meals so their kids have healthy eating habits.
The most important meal of the day is breakfast. Kids should never miss it. They need all the nutrients and energy they can get from their first meal of the day, but if you’re a parent, you know that this is easier said than done.
First, preparing healthy meals that kids will actually eat is no easy feat. Second, most kids are picky eaters. You can’t blame them, though, since kids these days are fond of eating sweets and refined foods. A parent can only dream of preparing their kids a healthy breakfast they’ll love to eat.
With a little bit of creativity and a spark of imagination, you can finally make your fussy eaters enjoy eating a healthy breakfast from now on. Get inspiration from the following recipes to ensure your youngsters look forward to eating their breakfast before going to school or going out for the day.
Fun and Healthy Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast Sushi
Ingredients:
- 1 cup puffed rice
- 1 banana
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
Preparation:
- Remove the banana peel.
- Cut the banana into bite-size pieces.
- Spread the peanut butter on the outside of the banana.
- Roll it on the puffed rice or Rice Krispies
- Do this on all the banana pieces and serve.
Traffic Light Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients:
Green Layer
- 1 avocado
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoons yogurt
Orange Layer
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 banana
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 mango
Red Layer
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 banana
- Strawberries
Preparation:
- Put all the ingredients for the green layer into the blender.
- Blend.
- Put all the ingredients for the orange layer into the blender.
- Blend.
- Put all the ingredients for the red layer into the blender.
- Blend.
- Pour the green layer into the glass first. Its thick consistency will sit nicely at the bottom.
- Slowly pour the orange layer into the middle of the glass.
- Slowly pour the red layer, which is the last and topmost layer of the smoothie, and serve.
Fun Shaped Pancakes
Ingredients:
- Pancake mix
- Butter
- Chocolate drops
- Blueberries
- Ziploc bag
Preparation:
- Spoon the pancake mix into the zip lock bag.
- Make a small cut on one of its ends.
- Spread the butter on a non-stick frying pan.
- Spread the pancake batter on the pan and make fun shapes with it. For example, spell out the work XO and make two small pancakes and one big one to make a pig.
- Cut one of the small circles in half and put one at the top of the big circle to make it look like ears.
- Put the remaining small circle in the middle.
- Cut a blueberry in half and put on the small circle in the middle for the nose.
- Add two chocolate drops for the eyes.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Ingredients:
- Sliced bread
- Jelly
- Peanut butter
- Butter
Preparation:
- Spread the butter on one side of one slice of bread.
- Turn the bread over and spread peanut butter on the other side.
- Turn the other slice of bread and spread jelly on the other side.
- Put the sliced bread with peanut butter and jelly spread together.
- Put the bread in a pan and slightly toast both buttered sides.
- Remove from pan and cut it in half.
Strawberry Milkshake
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Punnet of strawberries
- ½ pint milk
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
Preparation:
- Chop the strawberries.
- Put all the ingredients into the blender.
- Blend.
- Pour into a glass and serve.
Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
Ingredients:
- Sliced bread
- Banana
- Honey
- Peanut butter (Crunchy or smooth)
- Butter
Preparation:
- Peel the banana and slice thinly.
- Put the banana in a bowl and mash it.
- Add a dollop of honey in the mashed banana and mix well.
- Spread butter on one side of both pieces of bread to make the outside crispy when toasted in the pan.
- Spread peanut butter on one slice.
- Spread the banana mixture on the other slice.
- Put both slices together and toast in a pan until golden brown.
- Toast both sides evenly to make it crispy.
- Remove from the pan and cut it in half.
Nutella Fairy Bread
Ingredients:
- 100s and 1000s (Nonpareils)
- Nutella
- Sliced bread
Preparation:
- Spread the Nutella all over the bread.
- Sprinkle the 100s and 1000s all over the bread with Nutella.
- Cut them up any way you want and serve.
Banana and Date Shake
Ingredients:
- 2 chopped bananas
- 4 dates without seeds
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup orange juice
Preparation:
- Add all the ingredients to the blender.
- Blend and serve.
Egg Sandwich
Ingredients:
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Knob of butter
Preparation:
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Crack the egg in it and fry it.
- Get rid of the excess egg with a spoon and set aside.
- Spread the butter on a slice of bread.
- Put the egg in the middle and put the two slices of bread together.
There are many ways to make eating fun for kids without parents having to put in hard work. Try these recipes to make breakfast a fun experience for both the kids and the parents. You not only make sure they eat something healthy before leaving the house, but you get to spend quality time with them too.
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